Cheers mate!

Yay, thank you!

Wow, thank you!

Cheers Ian, good to see you!

Thanks Jason, good to see you!

Nice to see you Ruth!

Yes I know exactly what you mean - need to see the progress. It’s like xmas when you get to see though!

Nothing special, just a 5-5-5 organic pellet. The species is incredibly vigorous, like Trident on steroids (Acer campestre). Great for trunk building, but will never achieve the fine ramification of trident or japanese maples. Far better than big leaf maples though

Many many thanks

Thanks!

Thanks mate, good to hear from you!

@@grobonsai I know you are a busy man Darren but feel free to reach out if you ever fancy it :)

Thanks mate haha not much to celebrate at 41

Hi Matt, good to see you, thanks bro!

Glad you think so Nigel!

Thanks, I'm back and determined to make it work :D

@@grobonsai great to hear. Fab tree's, great production and a flair for presenting! What mire could an enthusiast ask for?! Thanks again 👍

Thanks! That's the plan :D

Many thanks!!

Always appreciate your support mate, you've helped me through some pretty dark times ngl

thanks

Great question, it’s very difficult to answer as there are many variables. Pot vs ground is approx 30-50% slower. Bonsai pot can be as low as 25% slower than a normal flower pot. This is all just estimates, very different results can be seen depending on all sorts of factors

Gracias ☺️

@@grobonsai 🙇‍♂️

Good question! A few reasons, the trunk is a little oval, strengthen the roots below the branches, keep sap flowing around wounds above. And yeah, convenient candidates for thread grafts

Thanks friend, I saw on instagram that your collection is doing well

@grobonsai the collection is growing rapidly each week 🤣

Welcome and thank you

Cheers Tom, good to see you

I opted for the better taper this time, but I think there is a bigger move on the horizon!

I’ve heard it’s either the result of vigorous growth, or a virus. But I don’t know! It’s very soft, corky, and disappears in a season or two

Thank you!

@@grobonsai Saludos 🌲🌲🌎

It's always nice to have options for thickening the base. Also the one under the scar will keep sap flowing, helping speed up healing and keeping any roots underneath active. It's not strictly necessary with field maple, but it's good practice in my opinion

I use two products. One is the epoxy putty because the wood was rotting, tree heals better on firm material. The wound treatment paste helps prevent die-back and contains a hormone to encourage faster healing. Utilizo dos productos. Uno es la masilla epoxi porque la madera se estaba pudriendo, el árbol se cura mejor en un material firme. La pasta para el tratamiento de heridas ayuda a prevenir la muerte de ramas y contiene una hormona para fomentar una curación más rápida.

@@grobonsai wow, eso no lo sabia. También se puede usar en matas ó en árboles? Donde la puedo conseguir y cuanto cuesta. Gracias por r esporder, eres increible!

Hi Kenneth, good to hear from you. If you email grobonsai@gmail.com I'll send you my Facebook. Fair notice though, I am terrible at responding in a timely manner - ask @almac2598 :D

@@grobonsai thank you. I'll send an email asap.